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Sociology of the Contrapuntal: The Holocaust and the Rhetoric of Evil 矛盾社会学：大屠杀与邪恶修辞学

Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI: 10.20897/jcasc/14067

Andrea Lombardinilo

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Moritz Lazarus: A Marginal Man in the Centre of German Society 莫里茨-拉扎罗斯：德国社会中心的边缘人

Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI: 10.20897/jcasc/14066

Mathias Berek

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Underground Artistic-Creative Scenes Between Utopias and Artivisms 乌托邦与艺术主义之间的地下艺术创作场景

Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI: 10.20897/jcasc/14063

Paula Guerra

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Belonging and Otherness in Postmigrant Society: Experiences of Young Women of Turkish Background in Germany 后移民社会中的归属感与他者身份：德国土耳其裔年轻女性的经历

Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI: 10.20897/jcasc/14069

Pınar Gümüş Mantu

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Shakespeare and Social Theory: The Play of Great Ideas 莎士比亚与社会理论伟大思想的戏剧

Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI: 10.20897/jcasc/14071

Philip Miles

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“We All Share the Same Language” Elias Sime: Eregata, Arnolfini, Bristol, October 21, 2023 – February 18, 2024, Exhibition "我们都有共同的语言 "埃利亚斯-西姆：埃雷加塔》，阿诺尔菲尼，布里斯托尔，2023 年 10 月 21 日 - 2024 年 2 月 18 日，展览

Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI: 10.20897/jcasc/14070

James Baggott-Brown

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Positionings Towards the ‘Work-Dogma’ from the Margins: Making Sense of Vulnerabilities and Inequalities in the Interview Situation 从边缘走向 "工作教条"：在访谈中认识脆弱性和不平等现象

Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI: 10.20897/jcasc/14068

Ruth Manstetten

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Culture(s) on the Margins: An Introduction 边缘文化：导论

Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI: 10.20897/jcasc/14061

Simon Stewart, Rita Ribeiro

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Toward a Gameic World 走向游戏化世界

Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI: 10.20897/jcasc/14072

Callum T. F. McMillan

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Music Between Work and Leisure: The Case of a Collective from Fortaleza, Brazil 工作与休闲之间的音乐：巴西福塔雷萨一个集体的案例

Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI: 10.20897/jcasc/14065

Pedro Menezes

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